Physicall and chymicall vvorks,: composed by Geor. Phædro, sirnamed the Great, of Gelleinen; viz. [brace] 1. His physicall and chymicall practise. 2. His physicall and chymicall cure of the plague. 3. His lesser chirurgery. 4. His chymicall fornace. Being the chymicall way and manner of cure of the most difficile and incurable diseases: as also the preparing those secrets; with the elucidation of the characteristicall cœlestiall physick. Selected out of the Germane and Latine language; by the industry of John Andreas Schenckius of Graffenberg, Doctor of Physick.

The Essence of Wine and of Herbes, from which are made Aquavitae's.

TAke of the best red wine or Spanish wine lb viii. macerate it in a large Pellican, or Circulatorie in hot hors-dung, for 2 months, or in a Balmy for thirty dayes; then there will swimme on the Phlegme an olagineous Liquor, which with a very gentle fire in a Violl must be so long separated coldly, till that tender and pure fatnesse, or the vege∣table spirit of Wine come no more distilling from the Alembick; digest that again in

a Balmy for xxx dayes. Then you have lb i. of Wine, one scruple of the Essence, the true Elixir for the prolonging of life. From that may be made golden Water, or Aqua∣vitae: if Plants and Spices mixed with spi∣rit of Wine be macerated for a Philosophick time; as, Melitena, Celandine, Elleborus, Rosemarie, together with Cloves, Ginger, Cinamom, Nutmegs, and the like. If you proceed in this manner in the drawing of the Essence out of one pound of Hydropi∣per, you will get two seruples of the Es∣sence.

There is anther more compendious way to distill by a Balmy and cold Water, with an Alembick, whose receiver hath a dou∣ble neck.